At Raytheon, Simpson -- a former test pilot who had worked for the company for more than a generation -- transitioned from male to female and was instrumental in convincing the military contractor to add gender identity and expression to its equal employment opportunity policy.

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So what's the point? All I see is that Obama keeps appointing human beings to various posts. He's very consistent in that respect... no giraffes, no walruses, no elephants. Mind you, some people may see the absence of giraffes, walruses and elephants as discriminatory.

I think Gary's point is that it shouldn't matter. It shouldn't even matter that Obama is part black. It shouldn't matter, but it does. At last there is a little diversity in America. Some people really hate that. However, it's about time. Time to look at things a little differently.

Yes, it "shouldn't matter," Gary, BUT it does. We are still too early on in acceptance of diversity to treat any advance as matter of fact when in reality it is "matters of consequence". . .to use St-Exuperay's idiom. ;-)

Still on winter break and it IS WINTER. . .with more polar cold air blasting us out for the weekend. Why it is so cold that even the spray from the waves freezes and tinkles like broken crystal as it falls. . . .

I am up n out early having coffee and Portugese muffins a The Bakery. Nice and warm in here. . .using Peter's laptop .. .as in computer. . hahahahaaa. . .dan=mn, I am such a tart!

I AM alive after the holidays, not just a fat lazy waste of space. I think. I've done more between wake up and now than I have all week... blah blah blah.

I'm waiting for the day when a person's orientation or their specific gender matters LESS than their expertise. I agree with Gary. I wish the GLBT community was accepted enough to be ignored. However, diversity needs to be highlighted out of necessity.

Announcements like this try to demonstrate that GLBT people are normal humans who are well accomplished professionals and members of the community... not mere ladies riding Harleys or gentlemen marching in @-less chaps.

Such announcements are taken as a push for special designation. Why? The headlines refer to said person as G, L, or T before their resume (if the resume mentioned). Coop rolls his eyes and blames the media.

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